Will Your Service Cost Anything for Volunteers?
The online database is completely free of charge for volunteers that want to use it. It is also free for you to post and recruit volunteers.
How Does Your Site Work?
It's simple. Someone is interested in volunteering. They come to our site and search by where they are located, what social issues interest them, what skills they can apply and what time constraints they have. Our web site instantly and automatically returns them a list of the volunteer opportunities that best fit their profile. The volunteer will then read through the descriptions and pick an opportunity that is of interest. The volunteer has all the information to contact your agency and from there it's up to them to call and up to you to answer.
Can I Search for Volunteers Directly?
This website does not support that function. You have a number of ways to post information with us, but then you must wait for the volunteers to contact you. Please contact your local Volunteer Center to see if they have a program that supports this option.
What Sort of Volunteers Will I Get?
Volunteers come to this web site from every walk of life. You will find high school students, college students, professionals in various fields, homemakers, retired people, corporate executives and employees of other nonprofits. Anyone looking to make a difference may come to this web site. In 2010, we had 22,000 unique visitors using our site.
How Can I Help You Grow?
There are a number of ways you can help. Mention us to your friends at other nonprofit agencies. The more nonprofits we get signed up, the more publicity we can get and the more volunteers we can attract. Mention us to your volunteers. The more people who register information with our site, the more information we can provide to nonprofits to help improve their programs.
The inclusion of any organization or person in this database does not constitute a representation, warranty, or endorsement with respect to the competence, suitability, or reliability of such organization or person by United Way of Johnson County IA; nor does United Way of Johnson County IA sponsor or endorse any third-party web site.
